Monday, June 04, 2007

On approaching slowness

"To wait means to live the present moment fully. When this happens, the present reveals itself as that which cannot readily be seen through. Waiting may sounds like doing nothing for the present, but it is not an escape from reality. To wait is to hesitate or to unplug, to create a short circuit, and by doing so, delay the automatic judgments which societies, enamored with speed, demands of us." On an short week-end excursion, Sam Renseiw experiences the combined bliss of serendipity and of a Walden-like cabin, having a great deal of fine company in the small house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls. View the unfolding of moment of solitude by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 428, 01' 58'', 8.8MB, Quicktime/mov - Flash version at blip.tv)

Links to this post:

About Me

'Pataphysics, an absurdist concept coined by the French writer Alfred Jarry, is a philosophy dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics. Defined as: "The science of imaginary solutions, which symbolically attributes the properties of objects, described by their virtuality, to their lineaments". SPACETWO : PATALAB has functioned in this spirit since 2005 as a dynamic, experimental visual / spatial research laboratory run by SAM RENSEIW. Laced with quotes and useful links, Patalab02 is a forum for subtle, intriguing, complex, enchantingly moving imagery experiments exploring body-space morphologies and other architectures. Enjoy! All posting are videos. Click on the image or the appropriate link in the text to enter. For a view of older videos, see the archive link.